Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–Halloween is right around the corner and according to candystore.com, the most popular Halloween candy in South Carolina is….candy corn! According to the site folks in the Palmetto State scarf down more than 10,000 pounds of the orange, white, and yellow treats a year. Skittles came in second, and Hot Tamales were the third most popular Halloween candy…
Irmo Police continue investigating two similar incidents where a two young men say a woman wearing scrubs tried to lure them into her car.
Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for two suspects wanted in the armed robbery of a local gas station last month.
A hiring fair, taking place later this month, is geared toward military veterans and their spouses.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- According to the Department of Social Services the number of Midlands youth in the foster care system is growing. On Tuesday night. places like Epworth Children’s Home are hoping to change that by raising money to help provide a better life for kids in dire need. The free event was for residents to enjoy a family night out…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – For the tenth year in a row the Richland County Sheriff’s Department will host “DAREscream” at Baskin-Robbins on Forest Drive. The event raises money for the DARE program, and will fund purchases of drug resistance training equipment for each county school district. The scooping starts Thursday (10/5) at 2:30 p.m. and runs through 8 p.m. Categories:…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)– Thirty-nine silhouettes stood on the statehouse steps Tuesday symbolizing the lives lost to domestic violence in South Carolina in 2016. A bell rings on the Statehouse steps after every name and every story is told. The bell rings out 39 times total, for the 38 lives lost, and once for victims whom we are unaware. “Obviously…
A luncheon honors victims of violent crimes.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- House members questioned the minority owner of the failed V.C summer reactors Tuesday. Lawmakers welcomed the opportunity to hear from Santee Cooper but it was who showed up to speak from the company that had lawmakers frustrated. Retiring president Lonnie Carter sat before the committee alone but state lawmakers want to know where are his board members…
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–The Red Cross is assisting nine people after fire destroyed a home near Bluff road Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to this home on Pincushion Lane around 8am. Investigators say no one was injured. They say the fire was electrical in nature. Categories: Local News, News, Richland
